911 museum taking shape

June 28, 2013 9:52 AM

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Perimeter box columns from the World Trade Center (WTC) is installed in the 911 Memorial Museum with a view towards the new 1 World Trade Center on the on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Recovered from the WTC site after September 11, 2001, this structural steel called “tridents,” rose from the base of the North Tower. After a yearlong construction shutdown because of a funding dispute, and
additional months of cleanup following a shocking flood caused by
Superstorm Sandy, work has been racing ahead again at the museum. Some of the museum’s most emotion-inspiring artifacts already are
anchored in place.
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Perimeter box columns from the World Trade Center (WTC) is installed in the 911 Memorial Museum with a view towards the new 1 World Trade Center on the on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Recovered from ... more

A twisted steel column from the World Trade Center (WTC) site is shown in its permanent location at the 911 Memorial Museum on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Recovered from the WTC site after September 11, 2001, this column once stood in the core of the South Tower. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ORG XMIT: NYBM102 less

A twisted steel column from the World Trade Center (WTC) site is shown in its permanent location at the 911 Memorial Museum on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Recovered from the WTC site after September ... more

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The Slurry Wall, left, part of the World Trade Center’s original foundation, is shown during ongoing construction at the 911 Memorial Museum on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Recovered from the WTC site after September 11, 2001, the wall was built to keep the Hudson River from flooding the site by creating a bathtub-like enclosure. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ORG XMIT: NYBM103 less

The Slurry Wall, left, part of the World Trade Center’s original foundation, is shown during ongoing construction at the 911 Memorial Museum on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Recovered from the WTC ... more

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Joe Daniels, left, 911 Memorial President, and Anthoula Katsimatides, a member of the 911 Memorial board, discuss a twisted steel column from the World Trade Center (WTC) site, installed at the 911 Memorial Museum on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Recovered from the WTC site after September 11, 2001, this column once stood in the core of the South Tower. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ORG XMIT: NYBM105 less

Joe Daniels, left, 911 Memorial President, and Anthoula Katsimatides, a member of the 911 Memorial board, discuss a twisted steel column from the World Trade Center (WTC) site, installed at the 911 Memorial ... more

Part of a stairway from the World Trade Center (WTC) site is shown in its permanent location at the 911 Memorial Museum on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Recovered from the WTC site after September 11, 2001, this stairway offered a clear exit from the World Trade Center Plaza to Vesey Street, providing a means of escape for hundreds fleeing from the Towers. It became symbolic of survival and acquired the name “Survivors’ Stairs.” (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ORG XMIT: NYBM104 less

Part of a stairway from the World Trade Center (WTC) site is shown in its permanent location at the 911 Memorial Museum on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Recovered from the WTC site after September 11, ... more

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Joe Daniels, left, 911 Memorial President, and Anthoula Katsimatides, right, a member of the 911 Memorial board, is seen through tangled steel recovered from the World Trade Center (WTC) site and installed at the 911 Memorial Museum, Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ORG XMIT: NYBM107 less

Joe Daniels, left, 911 Memorial President, and Anthoula Katsimatides, right, a member of the 911 Memorial board, is seen through tangled steel recovered from the World Trade Center (WTC) site and installed at ... more

Joe Daniels, left, 911 Memorial President, comforts Anthoula Katsimatides, left, a member of the 911 Memorial board, as they view installations, including a steel cross beam, center, recovered from the World Trade Center (WTC) site and installed at the 911 Memorial Museum, Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. The 17-foot-tall intersecting steel column and crossbeam was found in the rubble of 6 World Trade Center on September 13, 2001. It has since been perceived as a religious symbol by many, receiving an official ceremonial blessing of the cross. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ORG XMIT: NYBM106 less

Joe Daniels, left, 911 Memorial President, comforts Anthoula Katsimatides, left, a member of the 911 Memorial board, as they view installations, including a steel cross beam, center, recovered from the World ... more

A detail of twisted steel column from the World Trade Center (WTC) site is shown in its permanent location at the 911 Memorial Museum on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Recovered from the WTC site after September 11, 2001, this column once stood in the core of the South Tower. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ORG XMIT: NYBM108 less

A detail of twisted steel column from the World Trade Center (WTC) site is shown in its permanent location at the 911 Memorial Museum on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Recovered from the WTC site after ... more

Photo: Bebeto Matthews, AP

A detail of twisted steel column from the World Trade Center (WTC)... Photo-4849892.65424 - Times Union

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Anthoula Katsimatides, a member of the 911 Memorial board, reacts as she views the wreckage of FDNY Engine 21 recovered from the World Trade Center (WTC) site and installed at the 911 Memorial Museum on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Her brother John Katsimatides was killed when planes struck the WTC towers September 11, 2001, where he worked as a trader for Cantor Fitzgerald. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ORG XMIT: NYBM109 less

Anthoula Katsimatides, a member of the 911 Memorial board, reacts as she views the wreckage of FDNY Engine 21 recovered from the World Trade Center (WTC) site and installed at the 911 Memorial Museum on ... more

Photo: Bebeto Matthews, AP

Anthoula Katsimatides, a member of the 911 Memorial board, reacts... Photo-4849894.65424 - Times Union

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Joe Daniels, 911 Memorial President, views the wreckage of FDNY Engine 21 recovered from the World Trade Center (WTC) site and installed at the 911 Memorial Museum on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Engine Company 21was dispatched to the World Trade Center after hijacked Flight 175 struck the South Tower. It was parked beneath an elevated walkway when the towers fell. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ORG XMIT: NYBM112 less

Joe Daniels, 911 Memorial President, views the wreckage of FDNY Engine 21 recovered from the World Trade Center (WTC) site and installed at the 911 Memorial Museum on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. ... more

Joe Daniels, 911 Memorial President, lifts the cover for a glance of an ambulance during a tour of the 911 Memorial Museum on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Recovered from the World Trade Center after September 11, 2001, the vehicle will be part of the museum's permanent installment. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ORG XMIT: NYBM111 less

Joe Daniels, 911 Memorial President, lifts the cover for a glance of an ambulance during a tour of the 911 Memorial Museum on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Recovered from the World Trade Center after ... more

The Slurry Wall, left, part of the World Trade Center’s original foundation, is shown during ongoing construction at the 911 Memorial Museum on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Recovered from the WTC site after September 11, 2001, the wall was built to keep the Hudson River from flooding the site by creating a bathtub-like enclosure. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ORG XMIT: NYBM103 less

The Slurry Wall, left, part of the World Trade Center’s original foundation, is shown during ongoing construction at the 911 Memorial Museum on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Recovered from the WTC ... more

Photo: Bebeto Matthews, AP

The Slurry Wall, left, part of the World Trade Center’s original... Photo-4849911.65424 - Times Union

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Joe Daniels, right, 911 Memorial President, and Anthoula Katsimatides, left, a member of the 911 Memorial board, approach a steel cross beam recovered from the World Trade Center (WTC) site and installed at the 911 Memorial Museum, Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. This 17-foot-tall intersecting steel column and crossbeam was found in the rubble of 6 World Trade Center on September 13, 2001. It has since been perceived as a religious symbol by many, receiving an official ceremonial blessing of the cross. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ORG XMIT: NYBM113 less

Joe Daniels, right, 911 Memorial President, and Anthoula Katsimatides, left, a member of the 911 Memorial board, approach a steel cross beam recovered from the World Trade Center (WTC) site and installed at the ... more

Joe Daniels, left, 911 Memorial President, and Anthoula Katsimatides, left, a member of the 911 Memorial board, lift a cover to reveal symbol cutouts in a steel column recovered from the World Trade Center (WTC) site, during a tour of the 911 Memorial Museum, Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Recovered from the World Trade Center after September 11, 2001, some ironworkers cut symbols and shapes out of discarded steel during their breaks to give as mementos and tokens of comfort to other workers and victims’ relatives. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ORG XMIT: NYBM114 less

Joe Daniels, left, 911 Memorial President, and Anthoula Katsimatides, left, a member of the 911 Memorial board, lift a cover to reveal symbol cutouts in a steel column recovered from the World Trade Center ... more

Anthoula Katsimatides, right, a member of the 911 Memorial board, views the wreckage of FDNY Engine 21 recovered from the World Trade Center (WTC) site and installed at the 911 Memorial Museum on Thursday, June 27, 2013 in New York. Her brother John Katsimatides was killed when planes struck the WTC towers September 11, 2001, where he worked as a trader for Cantor Fitzgerald. Engine Company 21was dispatched to the World Trade Center after hijacked Flight 175 struck the South Tower. It was parked beneath an elevated walkway when the towers fell. (AP Photo/Bebeto Matthews) ORG XMIT: NYBM110 less

Anthoula Katsimatides, right, a member of the 911 Memorial board, views the wreckage of FDNY Engine 21 recovered from the World Trade Center (WTC) site and installed at the 911 Memorial Museum on Thursday, June ... more

Photo: Bebeto Matthews, AP

Anthoula Katsimatides, right, a member of the 911 Memorial board,... Photo-4849918.65424 - Times Union